National Boards

EBTNA Reprasentative in Albania

Ariola Bacu

Prof.Dr.Ariola Bacu graduated in Biology in 1995 at University of Tirana, Albania, received DSPU and MSc in Biotechnology during 1998-2000 at the Center for Advanced Mediterranean Studies- CIHEAM, Greece, and obtained her PhD in Plant Molecular Biology-Biotechnology, 2003, at University of Tirana, Albania.

She worked at the Institute of Biological Research of the Academy of Sciences of Albania from 2000 to 2005 as a researcher, and form 2005-2008 as head of section of Molecular Biology. In 2008 she moved to the Faculty of Natural Sciences of the University of Tirana as the head of the Department of Biotechnology from 2008-2016. She is a senior researcher and lecturer in Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering in undergraduate and post-graduate programs.

As a researcher she was involved in molecular markers based evaluation of plant biodiversity; Characterization of gene families of importance for the production of secondary metabolites; Studies on modified expression of genes responsible for crops resistance toward environmental stresses, etc.

She has participated in more than 30 international and national RD projects, at 11 of them as coordinator, is coauthor in 5 monographies, author of many publications, two text-books for students, and supervisor of PhDs and MSc students.

Austria

Martin Koller

After completing his doctoral thesis under supervision of Prof. Gerhart Braunegg, one of the most eminent pioneers in polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) research, Martin Koller was awarded his PhD degree in 2005 from Graz University of Technology, Austria, for his work on PHA production from dairy surplus streams; these activities were part of research in the EU-FP5 granted project WHEYPOL (“Dairy industry waste as source for sustainable polymeric material production”). Afterwards, he became a highly experienced senior researcher in the field of bio-mediated PHA production, encompassing design and development of continuous and discontinuous fermentation processes, and novel downstream processing techniques for sustainable biopolymer recovery from microbial biomass.

His focus of research is enhanced cost-efficiency of PHA production from surplus materials using both eubacteria and halophile archaea as whole cell biocatalysts. He holds numerous research articles in high ranked scientific journals, authored several chapters in biotechnological scientific books, gave a broad number of invited and plenary lectures at international conferences, and is active member of the Editorial Boards of distinguished scientific journals. From 2010 to 2012, he acted as coordinator of the EU-FP7 granted project ANIMPOL (“Biotechnological conversion of carbon containing wastes for eco-efficient production of high added value products”) which investigated the value-added conversion of waste streams from the animal processing industry towards structurally diversified PHA biopolyesters and their marketable follow up products. In addition to biopolymer exploration, he was also active in microalgal research and has long-year experience in biotechnological production of marketable compounds like bioethanol, polysaccharides, lactic acid or polyunsaturated fatty acids from renewable resources by various microorganisms such as yeasts, chlorophyta, bacteria, archaea, fungi or lactobacilli.

EBTNA Reprasentative in Azerbaijan

Ilham Shahmuradov

He was born January 1, 1958. He is Head of Bioinformatics Laboratory, Institute of Botany, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences and Professor in the Department of Medical Biology and Genetics, Azerbaijan Medical University. Scientific fields of interest are: structure and evolution of eukaryotic genomes; organization and expression of genes in eukaryotic genomes; organelle-to-nucleus gene transfer in plants; development of bioinformatics tools and databases.

He has published 60 papers. In collaboration with scientists from USA, UK, Russia and Pakistan, he developed a set of bioinformatics tools, including computer programs for identification of RNA polymerase II promoters and poly(A) sites. He is Secretary General of Azerbaijan Society of Biochemists and Molecular Biologists.

EBTNA Reprasentative in Belarus

Alexander Kilchevsky

A.Kilchevsky@igc.bas-net.by

RESEARCH INTERESTS: Principles and techniques for ecological plant breeding with use of modern biotechnology approaches and methods aimed at developing high productive ecologically resistant plant cultivars. Engineering methods applied to plant cells. Education and training of specialists in genetics, molecular biology and modern biotechnology is under Prof. Kilchevsky intent attention too.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE: Director, Head of the Laboratory of Ecological Genetics and Biotechnology, Institute of Genetics and Cytology, National Academy of Sciences, 2004 – present. Prof. Kilchevsky is also a head of the DNA-Biotechnology Centre and the Republican Centre of Genomic Biotechnologies at the Institute of Genetics and Cytology, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus. Prof. Kilchevsky has worked out the theoretical fundamentals of biotechnology in Belarus and developed above 15 tomato cultivars registered in the Cultivar State Register. He is a developer of some modified techniques for DNA genotype identification of tomatoes and sugar beet based on molecular markers. Significant research results have been achieved by Prof. Kilchevsky and his research team in the following areas: investigation of main principles and use of modern biotechnology techniques for ecological plant breeding, aimed at developing high productive and ecologically resistant plant cultivars; development of an effective seed-growing system for tomato hybrids based on the functional male sterility. Prof. Kilchevsky has revealed the basic regularities of genotype-environment interactions at different breeding stages and developed a conception of basic environment complex for plant breeding.

He was a principal investigator when some advanced techniques in plant cell engineering and biotechnology were worked out in Belarus. They are as follows: gametic methods of tomato breeding for resistance to biotic and/or abiotic stresses; optimization of the basic stages of some cloned cultivars; methods of tomato marker-assisted selection for genes determining fruit quality and shelf life.

EDUCATION Dr. Science in Biology, Genetics Diploma of Doctor of Science in Biology ?? ? 001354 issued by the Higher Certifying Commission of the Russian Federation on May 6, 1994, N21g/15. Ph.D., Genetics PhD Diploma ?? ?009768 issued by the Higher Certifying Commission at the Council of Ministers of the USSR on September 29, 1982 in accordance with the decision made by the Academic Council of the Institute of Genetics and Cytology, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, of May 31, 1982. M.S., Biology Diploma with Honors ?-I ? 011390 issued by The Belarussian State Agricultural Academy on April 29, 1977.

EBTNA Representative in Belgium

Prof Vincenzo Costigliola

Vincenzo Costigliola graduated in Medicine from the University of Naples in 1972 and with distinction, in Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care from the University of Pisa in 1978. Completed studies in Rheumatology, Dermatology, Proctology, Oncology, Surgery, Drugs Abuse, Emergency Treatment, Disaster Action, Hospital Organization, Medical Teaching Methodology and Computer and Audio-Visual Training for the Medical Profession. Professional experience ranges from senior military positions as Chief of Medical Services in the Italian Navy, responsibility of the outpatients clinic of the Shape Hospital in Belgium and since 1972 family practice in Italy and Belgium. Medical advisor: OTAN; W.E.U. Bruxelles.

Member of the International Adisory Board at King Abdulaziz University J Djeddah Saudi Arabia President of EPMA (European Predictive, Preventive, Personalized Medicine http://www.epmanet.eu/ President of E.M.A. (European Medical Association ) http://www.emanet.org/ President of E.D.A. (European Depression Association) http://www.eddas.org/ President of I.R.M.A. ( International Rescue Medicine Association ) http://www.irmanet.eu/

He has been working at IPEN-CNEN/University of São Paulo (Brazil) since 1975 as a teacher and post-graduate program supervisor, carrying out researches especially in the field of the “Synthesis, purification, characterization and applications of pituitary hormones obtained by DNA recombinant techniques and of animal models for gene therapy”. He also carried out 17 working stages or scientific visits in 9 different countries, being responsible for about 20 national or international research projects. He is still the Scientific Supervisor of the Hormone Division of the Biotechnology Center of this Institution. He published 87 papers in major international journals, 11 book chapters and deposited 5 patents related to products or processes. His publications in the ISI Web of Science can be easily seen entering with author (Bartolini P) and address (Brazil).

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Business or sector Private company, Offer effective solutions for planning, creative, development and analysis of integrated marketing and communication strategies combining traditional and digital technologies.

WORK EXPERIENCE

2012-

Associated Professor at University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy - Sofia,

▪ lecturing, participation in academic structures of the university (including academic council, faculty council, department council), heading of PhD students, work with students, creating new teaching plans, development of new courses in accordance with the dynamics and needs of the environments

Business or sector University, technical direction

WORK EXPERIENCE

2002-2011

Assistant Professor at University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy - Sofia,

EBTNA Reprasentative in Chile

Dr. Francisco Fuentes is Assistant Professor of Agronomy and Forestry, Engineering and Medicine Faculties at Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. Dr. Fuentes has a B.S. in Agronomy (Crop Science) from University of Concepcion (Chile) and a Ph.D. in Agroforestry and Veterinary Sciences (Molecular Genetics) from University of Chile. He was a postdoctoral research fellow at Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (USA). His research is primarily focused on development a quinoa breeding program under the extreme conditions of the Atacama Desert as well as in Mediterranean areas of central-southern Chile. The main objective of this breeding program is to develop improved lines of quinoa with high grain yield and nutritional content through selection and evaluation of native germplasm using conventional tools and DNA markers. He is an International Quinoa Expert for the Administration of Foreign Expert of Jilin Province (China) and a quinoa consultant for Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Chile. Dr. Fuentes has published several papers on quinoa studies and dietary phytochemicals associated with Nrf2–ARE pathway activation. He is also an Editorial Board member for scientific journals and Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Agronomy.

EBTNA Reprasentative in Croatia

Anita Slavica

E-mail: aslavica@pbf.hr

Anita Slavica was born in 1970 in Šibenik, Croatia. After degrees in Biotechnology (BSc and MSc) at Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, she took PhD in Technical Chemistry at Graz University of Technology, Austria. She habilitated in 2006 in Physiology of Industrial Microorganisms at Department of Biochemical Engineering, the Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb. Since 2011 she is working as Associate Professor in Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Industrial Microbiology, Malting and Brewing Technology at the Department. She is lecturer at „Bioprocess Engineering“ and „Molecular Biotechnology“ MSc degree studies programme and „Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering“ PhD programme, researcher in several national/international research projects, supervisor of undergraduate and graduate students, and member of international conferences organizing and scientific comities. Scientific fields of her interest are: mass spectrometry; development and application of analytical methods related to monitoring of sustainable bioprocesses for production of biochemicals; protein expression, purification and characterization; enzyme kinetics; biochemical engineering and industrial microbiology; TT and IPR.

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EBTNA Represantative in Ecuador

Andrés Izquierdo Romero

Summary:

Andrés Ricardo Izquierdo Romero was born in 1983, in Quito (Ecuador), Biotechnology professional qualified by studies in engineering and environmental sciences. Years of teaching and academic research experience. Specialties: Environmental monitoring, analysis and remediation, ecotoxicology, molecular biology techniques and soil microbiology.

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EBTNA Representative in France

Michel Salzet

Since 1998, Professor Michel Salzet is the director of the CNRS then INSERM Laboratory at the University of Lille 1. PRISM is now an European Associated Laboratory with department of Cancer and surgery of Imperial College of London and name, Lancet. Pr. Salzet received his PhD in Biochemistry at the University of Lille 1 in 1993, where he has served as Chair of Immunology since 1997. After his PhD, Pr. Salzet worked as Associate Researcher for one year at the Institute of Neurosciences at Stony Brook University (USA), and was subsequently nominated as Senior Research Scientist at the Beth Israel, Mind Body Institute of Harvard Medical School. He became a member of the Institut Universitaire de France in 1998. Pr. M. Salzet was member from 2009 to 2012 of the core group and the standing committee of the LESC of European Science Foundation and member of management committee of the forward looks in Personalized Medicine for the European Citizen. From 2009 to 2012, he has been nominated at the CNRS as a scientific delegate at the international. Pr. Salzet is an expert in the field of Neuroimmunology and Proteomic. Salzet has published 274 original articles and 20 book chapters, 4 vulgarization articles and 158 proceedings. He was invited in 84 international conferences and seminars. He is co-founder of IMABIOTECH SAS in 2009 and CLIC-IMAGING platform 2014. He supervised 28 PhD. Pr. Salzet currently has 16 patents. After being the co-director of the doctoral school in Biology and Heath of Lille from 1998 to 2003, he created in 2000, tthe Proteomics Master Degree Program of Lille, which is now recognized as an EU Master. He is presently distinguished Professor (PRECE2) with a chair in immunology since 1997. He received in 1993 the Wicart Hagelstein Medaillon and in 2003 the “Grand Prix des Sciences” by the Science Academy of the Sciences and Letters of Lille. He got the Altran (2014) and MATWIN (2015) innovation prices.

EBTNA Reprasentative in Georgia

Prof. Dr. Teo Urushadze

EBTNA Representative in Germany

Brigitte Schmitz

EBTNA Representative in Greece

Professor Anargyros Moulas, Ph.D.

Professor Anargyros Moulas is currently Dean of the School of Agriculture and Food Technology and Nutrition of the Technological Education Institute T.E.I. of Thessaly, Greece and head of the laboratory of chemistry and biochemistry. He has a degree in Chemistry (BSc, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece) and Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Ioannina, Greece. After a post-doc in Biochemistry at the University of Ioannina, he was elected assistant professor at the Technological Education Institute T.E.I. of Larissa, Greece in 1998. In 2000 he was visiting scientist at the Medical College of Virginia, USA and between 2001 and 2002 researcher at the Human Nutrition Laboratory of the USDA, Beltsville MD, USA. In 2005 was elected professor and from 2009 to 2012 he was president of the Department of Nutrition of T.E.I. of Larissa. Between 2012 and 2014 he was visiting researcher at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (currently Rutgers Biomedical), Newark, USA. Has published several papers on fat soluble vitamins and oxidative stress and holds one international patent.

His research interests include health aspects and molecular mechanisms of action of vitamin D and other fat soluble vitamins, functional foods, antioxidants and oxidative stress, controlled release of drugs and chromatographic/spectroscopic methods.

EBTNA Representative in Hungary

EBTNA Reprasentative in Iceland

Reynir Arngrímsson

EBTNA Reprasentative in India

M. N. V. Prasad

prasad_mnv@yahoo.com

M.N.V. Prasad is Professor in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Hyderabad, India. He is the author, co-author, editor, or co-editor for eight books (John Wiley and Sons Inc.New York; CRC Press, Boca Raton; Springer-Verlag Heidelberg; Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi; Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht; Marcel Dekker, New York). Published 216 articles, 134 research papers in peer reviewed journals and 82 book chapters and conference proceedings in the broad area of Environmental botany and heavy metal stress in plants. He received the B.Sc. (1973) and M.Sc. (1975) degrees from Andhra University, India, and the Ph.D. degree (1979) in botany from the University of Lucknow, India.

He made outstanding contributions to “Plant-Metal interactions” from molecules to ecosystem. The Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India awarded the 2007 Pitamber Pant National Environment Fellowship in recognition of his research contribution to the field of Environmental Sciences.

EBTNA representative in Iran

Mohammad Amin Hejazi

Mohammad Amin Hejazi was born March 27, 1970. He received the B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees from University of Tabriz and Tarbiat Modaress University, respectively. He made Ph.D on Food Biotechnology at Wageningen University, The Netherlands in 2003. After completing a Postdoctoral period at the same university, he came back to Iran an appointed as the head of Microbial Biotechnology and Biosafety Department at Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran (ABRII).

He is Founder of Food Biotechnology Department and Head of Branch for Northwest and West region, ABRII since 2007. He is taking some other responsibilities to promote biotechnology sector at national and regional levels.

He coordinated and implemented several research projects, and published 64 research papers in peer reviewed journals, 7 patents, a book, and 127 conference proceedings and book chapters.

He gives lectures at different universities for postgraduate students. He received several international and national awards for his outstanding achievements in the field of biotechnology.

EBTNA Represantative in Ireland

Gary Henehan, Prof. Dr.

Background

Professor Henehan has experience of research and development in academia and in the food, pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. He lectures in biochemical, toxicological and pharmacological aspects of Food Science and Environmental Health. His research includes collaborative work with the School of Biochemistry and Immunology at Trinity College Dublin and the School of Biotechnology, Dublin City University.

Research Interests

Professor Henehan has been involved, along with Dr Bourke and Dr Dunne of the School in the development of novel antimicrobial agents from carbohydrate fatty acid conjugates. He is also involved, with Dr Frias of this School in the isolation of novel lipases for applications in organic synthesis.

Current Research Projects

Isolation of Novel Lipase Enzymes for Applications in Biocatalysis.

Role of the Kvβ2 subunit of the Shaker potassium channel. This subunit is involved in the modulation of channel activity in excitable cells.

Pathogenesis of Helicobacter pylori-induced gastritis: This organism colonises the gastric mucosa and is thought to cause gastritis by production of toxic aldehydes from dietary precursors. The project is examining pathways of metabolism of toxic aldehydes in H pylori with a view to modelling the exposure of the gastric mucosa to such aldehydes. The project is funded by the Health Research Board.

Synthesis of fatty acid sugar esters: The esterification of fatty acids to sugars has led to the production of useful food additives. In particular these compounds have been employed as emulsifiers. More recently it has been found that these compounds have useful antibacterial properties. Current work in this area in collaboration with Dr Seamas Cassidy is examining esterification of fatty acids to lactose. Chemical synthesis using organotin compounds and enzymatic synthesis using immobilised lipases is being investigated.

EBTNA Reprasentative in Israel

Robert Marks

Email: rsmarks@bgu.ac.il

Prof. Robert S. Marks, (PhD, Weizmann Institute and postdoctorate University of Cambridge) has developed biosensors at the Ben Gurion University, Israel, in the last 15 years resulting in over 75 publications, 20 chapters, 4 granted patents, and founded 4 start-up companies. His work consists in the development of fiber-optic immunosensors (Ebola, Dengue, West Nile, Rift Valley fever viruses, and Hepatitis C, Brucella), and fiber-optic bioreporters biosensors for water monitoring (genotoxicity, cytotoxicity, heavy metals, endocrine disrupting compounds).

Other projects consist in nanotoxicity, development of a reverse genetics cell reporter assay to influenza, a bioreporter panel for the discovery of antibiotics from difficult to grow microorganisms, the discovery of quorum sensor inhibitors as well as epitopes from ebola sudan virus for diagnostics; nanobiotechnology, including nanolithography, nanometer scale structured surfaces for optical enhancement in fluorescence, Raman and infra-red, the creation of tailored nanomaterials including conductive or affinity hydrogels. He has chaired 13 conferences, has given 57 invited and 45 contributed lectures at conferences, 130 posters presentation with colleagues and students, and 130 academic lectures around the world.

He is an adjunct Professor at the University of Maryland and an invited Professor several Universities in, USA (1), Finland (1), France (3) and Italy (1).

Patents

European Patent No. 2054420. “Benzimidazo[1,2-C][1,2,3]Thiadiazol-7-Sulfonamides as Inhibitors of Carbonic Anhydrase and the Intermediates for Production Thereof”. Application submited in 2007, patent registered on 2011 06 22

European Patent No. 2268626. “5-Aryl-4-(5-Substituted 2,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)- 1,2,3 Thiadiazoles as Inhibitors of Hsp90 Chaperone and the Intermediates for Production Thereof”. Application submited in 2008, patent registered on 2012 02 01

Patent Application

Other important academic activities

Written about 15 articles on the subjects of scientific reform, the popularity of science in society, and the support for repatriating scientists.

Participated in several TV programs and radio shows on science popularity and administrative reforms.

Member of several work groups at the Ministry of Economy and the Ministry of Science and Education; discussions and preparation of legal documents in science administration.

Member of professional societies – American Chemical Society, Biophysical Society, an expert of the ScanBalt projects, mapping of Baltic biotechnology, discussions on international collaboration of biotechnologists. An expert to the EU FP7 “Health” program committee in Brussels.

Member of the ScanBalt task force for the implementation of the EU Baltic Sea strategy

Matulis, D. Structural biothermodynamics and the search for drug-like compounds. Plenary lecture given at the Conference of Organic Synthesis, Kaunas University of Technology, Kaunas, Lithuania. 2009 04 22.

Matulis, D., and Lovrien, R. Protection of enzymes by aromatic sulfonates from inactivation by acid. Presented at the First International Conference on Protein Stabilization, Leeds, Great Britain. 1998 07.

Matulis, D., and Lovrien, R. Thermodynamics of the organic and inorganic anion binding to the strongest site on bovine serum albumin. Presented at the 12th Annual Gibbs Conference on Biothermodynamics, Carbondale, USA. 1998 10.

Matulis, D., and Lovrien, R. Protection of enzymes by aromatic sulfonates from inactivation by acid. Presented at the First International Conference on Protein Stabilization, Leeds, Great Britain. 1998 06.

Lovrien, R. and Matulis, D. Hard and soft sulfate and sulfonate anions in protein precipitation-biorecognition. Presented at the 39th Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society, San Francisco, USA. 1995 02.

Matulis, D., Meškys, R., and Rubikas, J. Removal of nickel from industrial effluents: an innovative process using the bacterial membrane transport system for nickel. Presented at the Fourth International Symposium on Biological Processing of Fossil Fuels, Alghero, Italy. 1993 09.

Matulis, D., Meškys, R., and Rubikas, J. Nickel uptake and efflux by bacterial cells. Presented at the International Symposium on Biological Processing of Fossil Fuel in Moscow, Russia. 1991 09.

Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia

Dijana Plaseska-Karanfilska

dijana@manu.edu.mk

Prof Dijana Plaseska-Karanfilska graduated from the Medical School in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia in 1987. She received her PhD from the Medical Faculty, Limburg University, Maastricht, the Netherlands in 1994. She has been employed at the Research Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (RCGEB) “Georgi D. Efremov”,Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts (MASA) since 1988, where currently she holds a position of senior scientist and Head of the laboratories. Since 2010 she is a professor at the “St. Cyril and Methodius”, Skopje, R. Macedonia and is involved in undergraduate, master and PhD studies at the Faculties of Pharmacy and Natural Sciences.

She has made significant contribution to the molecular characterization of different monogenic diseases in the Republic of Macedonia. She has been engaged in the molecular diagnostics of inherited, malignant and infectious diseases and has contributed to the translation of a number of molecular genetic tests to clinical practice.

She was coordinating the FP7 REGPOT project, entitled “National Reference Centre for Genomics and Proteomics - MACPROGEN”, financed by the European Commission in the period from April 2009 to June 2012. This project has enabled establishment of a technological platform for high throughput genomics and proteomics research in Macedonia and has resulted in strengthening of national and regional research capacities in these fields. Her recent research interest focuses in reproductive genetics, such as male infertility, spontaneous abortion, rapid and non-invasive prenatal diagnosis and breast cancer.

EBTNA Reprasentative in Moldova

Serghei Sprincean

Dr. Serghei Sprincean is Associate Professor of Bioethics at State University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Nicolae Testemitanu", Chisinau, Republic of Moldova, coordinator of Master Program in National Security at University of Academy of Science of Moldova and Senior Researcher of department of Political Science of the Institute of European Integration and Political Science of Academy of Sciences of Moldova.

Current research interests: Social and political aspects of bioethical issues, improvement of activity of ethical committees in the field of regulation and monitoring of social and biomedical research, enhancement and development of bioethical capacity in developing and low income countries, importance of social and professional interest groups in promoting bioethical values and principles, bioethics as an ideology of public health, political bioethics.

Academic diplomas

1992 PhD. in Veterinary Pathology, Department of Pathology University of Minnesota, USA

Professional status

- Professor since 1996

- Head of the Department of Pathology at the Hassan II Institute of Agronomy

and Veterinary Medicine: 2003 – 2010

- Dean of the Veterinary School at the Hassan II Institute of Agronomy and

Veterinary Medicine: 2003 – 2010

- General Secretary at the Hassan II Institute of Agronomy and Veterinary

Medicine: 2013 – 2015

Expertise

- FAO expert (2010): report on the standardization and harmonization of the veterinary curricula in the Maghreb countries.

- Islamic Bank for development expert (2010): report on the reinforcement of the capacities of teaching and expertise of the Inter-Etats School of Sciences and Veterinary Medicine in Dakar (Senegal).

- Organization in collaboration with Pr. A. Parodi of a workshop on “Toward a Mediterranean Union for Veterinary Education” held in Alfort (Paris- France): 7th – 8th October 2010. The European commission.

- Coordinator and speaker in several post-graduate training sessions in the field of animal health and veterinary public health.

- Member of the French–Moroccan committee of Agricultural research projects evaluation (PRAD): since 2003-2015.

- Expert in the field of animal health and member of the Advisory Committee of food safety (COCSSA) (Ministry of Agriculture).

- Member of the Editorial Board of several scientific journals.

Professional organizations

- President of the Network of the Veterinary Establishments of the Mediterranean

Region (REEV-Med): 2012 - 2016

- Vice president of the National Veterinary Council in Morocco: 2009 – 2013

EBTNA Represantative in Netherlands

Mark Nuijten

Dr. Mark Nuijten trained as a physician and worked in clinical practice before obtaining an international M.B.A. from Erasmus University, Rotterdam, with a focuson financial management. He obtained his PhD in health economics (2003) on the thesis “In search of more confidence in health economic modelling” at the Erasmus University, Rotterdam. Dr. Nuijten has become one of the top health economic experts over the last decade, reflected in more than 180 publications and leading positions in scientific societies and editorial boards. Dr. Nuijten was Board Director of ISPOR (2002-2004) and Chair of the Management Board of Value in Health (2002-2004). He was member of the Editorial Advisory Board of Value in Health. Dr. Nuijtenis internationally renowned for achievements in mathematical modelling, also reflected in many publications and positive reimbursement decisions in many markets for innovative medications by institutions, like NICE in England.

He is a pioneer in the field of healthcare innovation in biotechnology and nutrition, and has been the first classical health economist successfully applying and developing sales forecast methodologies for valuation of biotechnology companies. For example, developing a Pricing Matrix Model for research in early phase development and a Financial Valuation Algorithm for the assessment of the future sales of a new, innovative medicinal product.

Dr Nuijten is pursuing development of economic modelling and broadening its application in health care and finance. His models successfully contributed to positive reimbursement decisions by health authorities in many countries, (for example, SMC in Scotland, TLV in Sweden, and The National Health Care Institute in The Netherlands).

He is academic supervisor of PhD programs at the Universities of Maastricht and Groningen in The Netherlands and founder of the ISPOR Special Interest Group on nutrition-economics.

Dr. Nuijten owns and runs A2M (Ars Accessus Medica - http://a2m.nl/), whichprovides international consulting services in health economics, pricing, market access and valuation in biotechnology. A2M is a partner of Minerva, an international health economics consortium. A2M established other global collaborations with key opinion formers in key European markets, the US, Canada and Japan. A2M is comfortable with multi-country projects. The current A2M project portfolio reflects its long-time international coverage with health economic models being developed for Russia, Italy, Mexico, UK, France, Netherlands and Belgium.

Prior to setting up A2M, Dr. Nuijten was a partner with MEDTAP International. As a VP Business Development for Europe he established global Pricing and Reimbursement Consultancy Services for MEDTAP. Before MEDTAP, Dr. Nuijten was a Managing Director of the Quintiles office in the Netherlands. Selected publications bridging health economics, pricing, market access and valuation

2001-2004 Coordinator of an R&D project (QLK-3-CT-2001-02348), with eight international partners on “A systematic and multidisciplinary approach towards understanding and therapy of the lysosomal storage disorder alpha-mannosidosis”.

Dr. Bhatti is a Human Molecular Geneticist and working as an assistant professor at NUST. She directs an immunogenetics molecular laboratory. She is also Head of Department Healthcare Biotechnology. Dr. Bhatti received her PhD degree in Human Molecular Genetics from the Quaid-e-Azam University, Pakistan in 2007. She is young scientist and has ~9 years of experience working on the molecular genetics of common diseases of public health importance, including coronary artery disease, diabetes type 2, and arthritis. She has published more than 40 scientific research articles with IF of more than 80 and her team has contributed in the identification of several genes for T2D and rheumatoid arthritis. She has received more than 06 R& D grants and published two book chapters.

She has been supervised/completed the thesis/dissertation work of many PhD, MS, BS students. Dr Bhatti is also the Founding Editor of NUST Journal of Natural Sciences (ISSN: 2072-46592, 2010-Present).

Our research lab contributes not only toward the enhanced understanding about the functional biology of genetic disorders, but also helps in the field of diagnostic and developments of therapies. The lab is mainly focused on investigation of susceptibility genes that influence important human traits responsible for immunological genetic diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes type 1 & 2 etc. Overall objective is to understand genetic controls of hereditary diseases, especially those which are specific to immune disorders, and how they may control gene expression.

EBTNA Reprasentative in Poland

Ewa Łojkowska

EBTNA Reprasentative in Portugal

Isabel Belo

Isabel Belo concluded the Graduation in Chemical Engineering at University of Porto, Portugal, and concluded the PhD in 2000 in Chemical and Biological Engineering at University of Minho, Braga, Portugal. She is Assistant Professor at the Biological Engineering Department of Engineering School of University of Minho where she collaborates in several Graduation and Master Degrees in Biological and Biomedical Engineering and in Biotechnology. She is a staff researcher of the Centre of Biological Engineering-CEB, belonging to the Biosystems group (https://www.ceb.uminho.pt/biosystems). Isabel Belo is the Director of the Bioprocess and Biosystems Laboratory of CEB and is the Director of the Doctoral Program of Chemical and Biological Engineering of University of Minho. Her main research activities are related to Bioprocess Engineering, particularly bioprocesses development and optimization and fermentation technologies. She supervised 7 Post-Doc researchers, 9 PhD thesis concluded and more than 40 Master students. She participated and coordinated several scientific projects with external financial support. She has published 3 book chapters and 67 articles in scientific international journals with peer reviewing and she is associate editor of scientific journals.

EBTNA Reprasentative in Romania

Dana Tapaloaga

Dr. Dana Tapaloaga is Full Professor at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Bucharest. She took her PhD in Veterinary Medicine in 2004 in the field of Animal Reproduction Biotechnology, and her MSc in 1999 (Reproduction Bio Techniques and Biotechnologies) and 1996 (Milk production, processing and trading).

Current Research interests: laboratory and economic efficiency researches on bull, buffalo and boar semen; computerized studies on bull and boar semen; laboratory technologies for reproduction biotechnology in breeds preserving; morphologic and hormonal modifications in cows with puerperal disorders; certification and preserving the genetic potential in Mangalitza breed by biotechnological methods.

She was a postdoctoral researcher in the field of animal biodiversity at Postdoctoral School for Animal Sciences Biodiversity and Food Sciences Biotechnologies based upon eco economy and bio economy required to eco san genesis at Romanian Academy, member of Romanian Animal Science Association, member of World Poultry Science Association, member of DAGENE (International Association for the Conservation of Animal Breeds in the Danube Region), member of the Academy of Romanian Scientists, the Committee of National Food Security.

1. 1977-1997 Head of the Interdepartmental Laboratory of Biophysics, Biological Faculty Ogarev Mordovia State University2 . 1991 - present - Dean of the Faculty of Biotechnology and Biology ( before 05/07/2014 - Faculty of Biology ) Ogarev Mordovia State University.3 . 1992 - present Head of the Department of Biotechnology, Bioengineering and Biochemistry, Dean of the Faculty of Biotechnology and Biology Ogarev Mordovia State University

Membership in professional societies: Since 2003, Headed The Regional Mordovia Office of Russian Biotechnology Society, a member of the Presidium of the Russian State Training and Methodological Association of biological education, a member of EBTNA Executive Committee.

EBTNA Representative in Serbia

Viktor Nedović

Dr. Viktor Nedović is full professor at Deptartment of Food Technology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, Republic of Serbia.

His research areas belong to biotechnology, food technology, and biochemical engineering. As author and co-author he has published over 400 articles, out of which more than 80 papers published in SCI journals and 30 as book chapters. In addition, he has edited four books for the renowned scientific publishers (Kluwer and Springer). His articles have been cited more than 1700 times, his h-index is 23 (Google Scholar). He has been coordinating or participating in more than 50 reserach and networking projects, out of which 30 are international ones, including four FP7, two FP6, five EUREKA projects, four COST actions, etc. He has visited and established cooperation with a dozen of universities and institutes all over the world.

Prof. Viktor Nedović is founder and president of the Serbian Association of Food Technologists (SAFT) and coordinator of Serbian National Technology Platform “Food for Life”. In 2015 he become an associate member of the Academy of Engineering Sciences of Serbia (AESS). Besides it, he is a member of numerous national and international professional and scientific organizations, like: International Society of Food Engineering, ISFE; European Federation of Food Science and Technology, EFFoST (in the period 2007-2011 and again from 2013 he has been the EFFoST Executive Committee member); European Hygienic Engineering & Design Group (General Secretary of Regional Section Serbia), EHEDG; European Academy of Food Engineering (EAFE). Since 2015 he is a member of International Advisory Board of Latvia University of Agriculture.

He has been a member of scientific boards of more then 40 international food and biotechnology congresses. He is organizer of national competition of the best PhD thesis in the field of food engineering and food technology and the member of the international evaluation committee at the European competition, and also initiator and organizer of national student’s competition in the creation of eco-innovative food products, EcoTrophelia Serbia, under the umbrella of EcoTrophelia Europe, where he serves as member of the international jury.

He is also coordinator of Priority Area 7 (PA7) of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR), Knowledge Society, that is related to research, higher education and ICT.

EBTNA Reprasentative in Siberia

Alla B Salmina

Professor

Krasnoyarsk State Medical UniversityRussia

Biography

Alla B. Salmina (nee – Alla B. Egorova), M.D., Ph.D., Dr. Med. Sci., female, researcher in the area of Biochemistry, Pathophysiology, Neurochemistry, Molecular and Translational Medicine, graduated from the Krasnoyarsk State Medical University in 1992. Visiting Researcher at the Dept. Of Biophysical Genetics, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medicine (Japan, 1993-1994, 1997-1998), and at the Dept. Of Biology, Biochemistry and Genetics, Torino University School of Medicine (Italy, 2000-2001). Professor & Head of the Dept. Of Biochemistry, Medical, Pharmaceutical and Toxicological Chemistry, Head of the Research Institute of Molecular Medicine and Pathobiochemistry, and Vice-Rector on Innovative Development and International Affairs, Krasnoyarsk State Medical University named after Professor V.F.Voino-Yasenetsky (Russia) (since 2002). Author of more than 130 papers published in Russian and international peer-reviewed journals. Recipient of the Gold Medal for Young Scientists given by the Russian Academy of Sciences (1999), and the Young Scientist Award of the Government of Russian Federation for Achievements in Science and Technology (2011)

EBTNA Representative in Slovakia

Prof Juraj Krajcovic

Dr. Juraj Krajčovič is currently Professor of Molecular Biology at the Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences University of SS Cyril & Methodius in Trnava, Slovakia. Till January 2017 his scientific and pedagogical career was primarily connected with the Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia. Here he graduated in Biology in 1978, obtained his PhD in 1987 and was teaching different subjects in this area to undergraduate and postgraduate students. Within years 1997-2011 he was a director of the Institute of Cell Biology and Biotechnology there. His favorite research object/model organism is the flagellate Euglena gracilis especially its plastids. Current Research Interests: Molecular cell biology; gene structure and expression; protein import into organelles, primarily chloroplasts; molecular diagnostics; molecular evolution, DNA identification of microorganisms, plastids as drug targets; the origin and evolution of the cell; extremophiles, algae as photobioreactors. Teaching activities: General biology, Molecular cell biology, Genetics, Evolutionary biology; Selected chapters in microbiology and biotechnology. E-mail: juraj.krajcovic@ucm.sk;juraj.krajcovic55@gmail.com

EBTNA Reprasentative in Slovenia

Polona Žnidaršič Plazl

Prof. Dr. Polona Žnidaršič Plazl is employed at the Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology of University of Ljubljana as a professor of biotechnology. She graduated in Chemical Engineering, obtained her Master degree in Biochemistry and her PhD at University of Ljubljana in 2000. Among research activities performed at several academic and industrial institutions in USA and EU, she spent half a year at Oregon State University as a Fulbright scholar in 2014/15. Her recent major research interests are biotransformations, the application of microreactor technology in biotechnology and microbial production of enzymes. She was Principal Investigator of 2 EU FP7 projects in the field of microbioreactor development. Among others, she is a Co-chair of the series of International Conferences on Implementation of Microreactor Technology in Biotechnology (IMTB) and a member of the Scientific Committee of the European Session on Applied Biocatalysis (ESAB) of the European Federation of Biotechnology (EFB).

EBTNA Representative in Spain

Photobucket Prof Oscar Vicente

Oscar Vicente was born in 1956, in Madrid (Spain), where he graduated in Biochemistry in 1976 and obtained his PhD in 1983, before spending a three-year postdoctoral period at the Friedich-Miescher Institut, in Basel (Switzerland). In 1988, he moved to the Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, University of Vienna (Austria), where he established and led a research group, to work on pollen development and its biotechnological applications, and on the molecular characterization of pollen allergens and plant MAP kinases.

As Assistant Professor, from 1991 to 1996, he was responsible for several courses of Experimental Genetics taught at the Faculty of Sciences. Oscar Vicente returned to Spain in 1996, to join the faculty of the Polytechnic University of Valencia, where he is at present Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, teaching different subjects in this area to undergraduate and postgraduate students of Biotechnology and Agronomic Engineering. His research interest focuses on the study of plant responses to abiotic stress and stress tolerance mechanisms.

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Board in Turkey

Prof Munis Dündar, Coordinator

He was born May 2, 1961. He took undergraduate degree at Erciyes University, Faculty of Medicine in 1985. He made Ph.D. on Medical Genetics at Duncan Guthrie Institute of Medical Genetics, University of Glasgow/Scotland in 1994 and got Professor Title in 2003. He is founder and head of Medical Genetics Department at Erciyes University and he has been currently carrying out various administrative tasks since 1996.

He took part as Project Coordinator and Assistant Investigator in many research projects and many prepared articles out of them have been publishing in international journals since 1995. He is a lecturer at European University Consortium, Job Creation Oriented Biotechnology for first level degree and master program students, since 2006. He was president of the Turkish Medical Genetic Society between 2008-2010 and he is of EPMA in Turkey and EBTNA President (European Biotechnology Thematic Network Association).

EBTNA Reprasentative in Ukraine

Prof. Yaroslav Blume, Full Member of the Natl. Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (2006), Director of Inst. of Food Biotechnology and Genomics (from 2008), Head of Department of Genomics and Molecular Biotechnology. M.S. (Biochemistry) from Kyiv State University (1978), Ph.D. (1982), Dr. Sci. (Dr. Hab.) (1988), Prof. (2006). His scientific career started in Kyiv Univ., continuing in Natl. Acad. of Sci. of Ukraine, long time in Inst. of Cell Biology and Genetic Engineering (1989-2008). He was a visiting scientist at Univ. of Freiburg (1997), Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Ottawa (1998), John Innes Center, Norwich (1998-2003), Antwerpen Univ. (2005-2006), invited professor at Schiller Univ., Jena (2001).

Research activity of Ya. Blume is aimed at cell biology, genomics and biotechnology of plant cytoskeleton and cell signalling as well as a development of new tools for molecular biotechnology, creation of plants with novel traits, especially for biofuel production. In the field of cell biology he is focused on cellular and molecular signalling mechanisms underlying the influence of (a)biotic factors on plant cells and investigation of the role of cytoskeletal structures in these processes. He analyzes the role and the place of cytoskeleton (microtubules and microfilaments) in the response of plant cell to ultraviolet (UV-B) irradiation, cold, high temperatures, heavy metals, herbicides with antimitotic activity as well as in the autophagy mechanisms. Such posttranslational modifications of plant α- and/or β-tubulin as phosphorylation, polyglutamylation, acetylation and tyrosine nitration were identified.

During last decade new tools of structural bioinformatics have been intensively developed by Ya. Blume and introduced for the identification of key cytoskeletal proteins involved in plant cell cycle regulation; 3D-modelling and the functional study of of cytoskeleton-related proteins; creation of the databases and the search of low-molecular weight compounds with high affinity to targeted cytoskeletal proteins, plant and bacterial FtsZ-proteins, protein kinases and phosphatases; the molecular design of biologically active compounds and their high throughput screening in silico. Original structural biological approaches for 3D-modelling of plant tubulin and other cytoskeletal proteins have been developed.

Important part of his efforts is concentrated on such plant molecular genetics, genomics and molecular biotechnological investigations as the development of the molecular markers for genes related to specific agronomic traits, including QTL-loci; the development and implementation of the molecular genetic approaches for identification of wheat and barley resistant genes to different pathogens (leaf, yellow and stem rust resistance genes, namely); the screening of the existing wheat and barley collections for presence resistance genes to these deseases; the study of the genetic diversity of wild relatives of cultivated cereals (e.g., Aegilops sp.) as a potential source of useful genes.

Ya. Blume conducting out the projects directed on the improvement of the efficiency of Agrobacteruim-mediated and biolistic plant transformation and development of new methods for the gene transfer using nanoparticles, carbon nanotubes and other nanopolymers. Respective transformation techniques for transgenic plant production with the desired traits such as herbicides or insect pest resistance have been developed (barley, finger millet, sugar beet, potato, flax, tobacco, false flax and soybean). The sequential study of the mutations of cytoskeletal proteins in the formation of plant resistance to herbicides with antimitotic activity allowed him to obtain mutant plants, isolate altered tubulin genes responsible for herbicide resistance and, finally, to obtain plants resistant to these chemicals. New safe and environmentally friendly marker system for the selection of the transformed plant lines based on mutant tubulin gene was developed. Transgenic plants were used as “green factories” for the production of such pharmacalogically valuable product as lactoferrin.

Under his supervision new methods of nanobiotechnology have been developed recently, namely the production (“green synthesis”) of nanoparticles and quantum dots by biological systems.

With his participation new varieties of finger millet, sweet sorghum, false flax and miscanthus for biofuel production were obtained employing molecular breeding approaches. Original technologies for bioethanol production from sweet sorghum and finger millet were developed as well as the technology of biodiesel production based from bioethanol and false flax (camelina) oils for engines has been developed and the pilot equipment has been constructed.

Ya.B. Blume is Editor-in-chief of “Cytology and Genetics” (from 2006) and “The Open Agriculture Journal” (from 2017). Author and co-author more than 280 research publications, 11 patent inventions and 9 plant varieties.

The State Prize of Ukraine (2011), Certificate of Achievements from the Parliament of Ukraine (2011),

the Prize of Natl. Academy of Sci. in Genetics (2002). Honorary State Title "Distinguished Person in Science and Techniques in Ukraine" (2016), Honours from Natl. Academy of Sci. of Ukraine “For Training Academic Changing” (2017) and “For Scientific Achievements” (2016).

United Kingdom

Prof Kevan Gartland

Vice President

Professor Kevan MA Gartland is currently Special Advisor and Professor of Biological Sciences at Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, Scotland, President of the Heads of University Centres of BioMedical Sciences and Honorary Professor in the Department of Health Technology and Informatics, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. After degrees in Genetics (BSc, Leeds) and PhD in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (Nottingham) he was British Technology Group Research Fellow (Nottingham University), before taking up a Lectureship in Biotechnology & Molecular Biology at De Montfort University. Senior Lectureship, Head of Division and Associate Head of School posts followed, as did a Personal Research Chair in Biological Sciences at the University of Abertay Dundee, where he established a thriving research group in applications of the biosciences to the environment. This culminated in his being Founding Director of the Abertay Centre for the Environment (ACE), receiving £2.4M EU funds and taking an entrepreneurial approach to the uses of the biosciences to meet the needs of businesses, whilst also working with the United Nations Environment Programme. He moved to Glasgow Caledonian University in 2005, serving as Dean of the School of Life Sciences until 2011. He has previously been a University of Abertay Court member, Heads of University Biological Sciences Executive Committee member, Education Committee Chair and a Director of the Biochemical Society, a Director of the Institute of Forest Biotechnology, based in North Carolina, USA, Chair of the Higher Education Academy Biosciences Subject Centre, and Director or Trustee of several companies and charities. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology and of the Institute of BioMedical Science. He has contributed to a Hong Kong Poly University MOOC studied by 48,000 students from 177 countries. He is frequently in demand as a reviewer, editor and adviser on applications of the molecular biosciences, quality assurance, learning & teaching and new programme developments. He has recently been appointed as an Academic Assessor for the UK Teaching Excellence Framework, looking at the quality of teaching, learning resources and student outcomes in UK higher education.

United States of America

Prof. Lal Ratnesh

Prof. Lal received his MS/M Phil in Physics/Biophysics from JNU, India, Ph.D. in Neurobiology from UAB, and postdoctoral training at Caltech. He held faculty positions at the University of Chicago and UCSB and then the Director of the Center of Nanomedicine and professorships in Medicine, Biophysical Sciences and Cell Physiology at the University of Chicago. Currently, he holds joint professorships in Bioengineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Materials Science, and is the co-Director for the Center for Excellence in Nanomedicine and Engineering at UCSD. He is a Fellow of AAAS (the American Association for Advancement of Science) and a Fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). He was the UTS Invited Professor in Sydney for their Bionanotechnology initiative and a New Zealand Government International Science Scholar. He is a Visiting Professor at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute for Applied Physics, Shanghai. He is an Associate Editor of the Journal Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, Medicine. He is the Chairman of American Nanoslutions, LLC, Vessel ANI corp and is on advisory board of RC Nano LLC and Be Green Packaging LLC. He has presented many international keynote lectures and is featured in many popular magazines and news media, including Time and Smithsonian. He holds several patents based upon AFM cantilever arrays, microfluidics, optoelectronics and nanotubes for medical diagnostics, Nano biosensors and in-vivo medical Nano devices, nanoscale fluid behavior and new TIRF, FRET and related optical microscopy